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Kosovo could complicate Serbia's EU accession talks

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SERBIA/EU

The Commission's progress report for Serbia.

Global ocean sustainability concerns will rise

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INTERNATIONAL

Some progress is being made, with improving ocean health receiving increasing political attention in relation to issues such as food security, climate regulation and economic…

US shift boosts hopes of Venezuela dialogue progress

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VENEZUELA

Optimism is building that there will be progress in dialogue efforts between President Nicolas Maduro's government and US-recognised ‘interim president’ Juan Guaido. The current…

Reform progress will buoy Somalia’s economic outlook

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SOMALIA

Since then, Somalia has launched important economic reforms in a difficult environment characterised by drought and the side-effects of the war in Ukraine. As a new draft budget…

COP27 points to mixed progress on climate issues

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INTERNATIONAL

Issues of funding and accessibility were nevertheless left unresolved and efforts to phase out fossil fuels stalled. The latter issue looks set to become a major bone of…

Progress on EU-UK relations hinges on domestic issues

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EU-UK

The political atmosphere between London and Brussels has improved since Truss replaced David Frost as the United Kingdom’s lead Brexit negotiator in December. Yet significant…

Ethiopia-Egypt furore will delay, not derail dam talks

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ETHIOPIA/EGYPT

Trilateral talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Escazu offers framework for progress in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

The ‘Escazu Agreement’, as it is also known, could become a fundamental tool in promoting human rights and environmental protections regionwide. Full and effective implementation…

Pressure for drastic climate action to build post-COP

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INTERNATIONAL

The agreement has been widely criticised for its shortcomings, not least its failure to secure commitments to end coal use and to make major breakthroughs in climate governance…

Bonn meetings will be key in global climate deal

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INTERNATIONAL

The most important climate summit since the 1997 Kyoto gathering will open in Paris at end-November, with the goal of producing the first universal binding climate treaty ever…